Prime Minister Congratutates Scientists

am very happy that India has today successfully launched the Polar Satellite Launch Vehicle from Sriharikota, putting in Orbit our Technology Experiment Satellite, along with Satellites of Belgium and Germany. It is yet another step forward by us in offering reliable multiple Orbit launches, not only for India but also for the entire global space community.

PSLV, along with our Geo-synchronous Satellite Launch Vehicle, GSLV, which had its first successful flight test in April last has made our space programme self-reliant, not only in building our satellites like INSAT and IRS, but also to launch them using our own launch vehicles.

The TES is a technology breakthrough in optical imaging systems, which our Scientists have achieved entirely indigenously.

I congratulate the team of Scientists and Engineers and all other involved in this mission. They have indeed done the country proud. I wish them success in all their future endeavours.